korone¹ strong, solid, firm / tight / powerful, strong, violent / [...]

Part of Speech	adjective
Phonetic Form	korone
Tanema Equivalent	vakurone
Lovono Equivalent	vangaire

1. • strong, solid, firm

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   beiuko

   • • Example 1268:
       

       Puro, li-bo vilo korone, li-ejau i-vio ne viapwene.

       To make an arrow, you sharpen a piece of strong wood, and insert it into a reed shaft.

2. • tight

   Typical Subject	rope+
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	~teblebe

   • • Example 1269:
       

       Tero ponu, korone we i-teblebe?

       Is that rope tight, or slack?

3. • powerful, strong, violent

   • • Example 1270:
       

       Vilisao ini ngiro korone.

       A tornado is a powerful wind.

4. • powerful, charismatic

   Syntactic Restriction

   positive sense

   • • Example 654:
       

       Tadoe i-ka i-koie i-mako samame dapa me li-ejau makone korone.

       The spirits came in and began dancing with the men – which made the dances powerful.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • korone² firmly / with strength
• Is Part of:
  • ero korone alcohol